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While many believe young people are becoming more liberal, data shows that 12th grade boys are nearly twice as likely to identify as conservative compared to liberal. Around 25% of high school seniors identify as conservative while only 13% identify as liberal. In contrast, the share of 12th grade girls identifying as liberal has risen to 30%. Many factors may contribute to this trend, including the rhetoric of Donald Trump which appealed to disaffected young men, and the focus of progressive movements on issues of gender and racial equality which some young men perceive as a "matriarchy." However, most high school seniors claim no political identity, and many boys in high school do not actively discuss

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[-] prd@beehaw.org 14 points 1 year ago

Yeah, I'm not buying it. The Patriarchy is real, and whatever imagined neglect you think is happening is so far removed from the reality of what women have to deal with all day every day that it's laughable. Won't someone think of the poor dominant class?

[-] Aesthesiaphilia@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

Conservatives are thinking of them. They're the only ones, apparently. Is it any wonder that's where their allegiance goes?

"Haha, fuck you and everyone like you" is a terrible way to persuade people to your side.

[-] Buelldozer@lemmynsfw.com 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Won’t someone think of the poor dominant class?

12th Grade boys are a dominant class? Not only is that statement totally lacking empathy but its also ignoring the evidence that Girls now graduate High School and College at rates well exceeding Boys. If there is a dominant "class" for the 12th Graders it's Girls and not Boys.

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